Bouteflika & Moubarak

On the Right Track? Post-Arab Spring EU Policy towards the Maghreb

The creation of a new post of EU Special Representative for the Southern Mediterranean Region in July 2011 symbolizes the importance the region has gained in European eyes. Focusing specifically on the Maghreb, there are a number of reasons why it is vital for the Union to engage closely with this region located on its […]

Morocco’s Central Bank Maintains Key Interest Rate Unchanged at 2.25%

Morocco’s Central Bank, Bank Al Maghrib, kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25% following its board meeting on Tuesday, December 19. The Bank said inflation was expected to reach 0.7 % on average at year end, down from 1.6 percent in 2016. The bank also revised down economic growth to 4.1% this year from […]

Canada Hiring Trained Moroccan Nurses to Plug Staff Shortage

The Quebec Government has launched a recruitment campaign to address urgent and severe nursing shortage due to burnout from overworked nurses amidst the recent surge of Omicron. The province’s labour immigration minister Jean Boulet has announced a $ 65 million funding over two years to properly “recruit and integrate” nurses from Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Cameroon […]